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Genesis 15:14
14But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
Genesis 15:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
Context of Genesis 15:14
12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
Read all of Genesis 15Genesis 15:14 word by word
וְגַ֧ם אֶת־הַגּ֛וֹי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ דָּ֣ן אָנֹ֑כִי וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֥ן יֵצְא֖וּ בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ גָּדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And also that nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- whom they shall serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
- will I judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
- and afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
- and afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- shall they come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- substanceרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
Cross-references for Genesis 15:14
- Genesis 46:1So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
- Exodus 6:5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
- Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
- Deuteronomy 4:20But as for you, the Lord took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.
- Deuteronomy 6:22Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.
- Deuteronomy 7:18But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 11:2Remember today that your children were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the Lord your God: his majesty, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm;
- Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 12:8“After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
- Nehemiah 9:9“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Psalms 51:4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.
- Psalms 78:43the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
- Psalms 105:27They performed his signs among them, his wonders in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 135:9He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Exodus 3:21“And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.
- Exodus 12:35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.
Commentaries on Genesis 15:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And also that nation, etc. - How remarkably was this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage, in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the immense wealth which the Israelites brought out of Egypt! Not a more circumstantial or literally fulfilled promise is to be found in the sacred writings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-21Verses 1-21 - The Faith of Abram 1. דבר dābār “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני 'ǎdonāy “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read in place of Yahweh; but when, as in the present case, יהוה yehovâh and אדני 'ǎdonāy are in apposition, אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is read instead of the former. The Jews from a feeling of reverence avoided the utterance of this sacred name except on the most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light. Several things were then foretold. 1. The suffering state of Abram's seed for a long time. They shall be strangers. The heirs of heaven are strangers on earth. They shall be servants; but Canaanites serve under a curse, the Hebrews under a blessing. They shall be suffers. Those that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16Not even 400 years of slavery could interfere with God’s plan to fulfill the covenant.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-219-21. Take me an heifer, &c.--On occasions of great importance, when two or more parties join in a compact, they either observe precisely the same rites as Abram did, or, where they do not, they invoke the lamp as their witness. According to these ideas, which have been from time immemorial engraven on the minds of Eastern people, the Lord Himself condescended to enter into covenant with Abram. The patriarch did not pass between the sacrifice and the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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